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IT Architect Specialist
Number of positions: 1 Job Location: Dunsmuir 09
Employment type: Permanent Region: Lower Mainland
Hours of work: Full-time (37.5 hrs/wk) Flexible Work Role: Hybrid
Annual salary: $ 127,900.00 - 161,800.00
Position Highlights
The Cybersecurity Architect (CA) will join the Enterprise Architecture team which is part of BC Hydro Technology. CA will
deliver strategic directions, guidance and tactical decisions on key cybersecurity strategies, solutions and technologies;
considering the complexities and business needs of the electric power system.
CA partners up with key business and technology stakeholders to produce cybersecurity strategies, roadmaps, plans,
reference architectures, solution blueprints & designs to help guide technology investments and deliver quality solutions.
This role also leads and mentors solution architects, SMEs and delivery teams assigned to various initiatives to ensure
efficient execution of business imperatives and alignment to technology standards.
What you'll do
- Deliver architecture visions, roadmaps, reference architectures, patterns and standards for cybersecurity in support of OT
& IT planning, delivery and operations activities.
- Act independently as program or project architect for high risk and complex initiatives, ensuring that architecture elements
are standardized and consistent.
- Identify risks and opportunities to maximize the return on cybersecurity and related investments through optimized
architectures and prudent technology selection.
- Liaise with the stakeholders across different functional areas to gather, evaluate and level set solution requirements and
constraints.
- Assess and provide recommendations on solution options pertaining to physical devices, firmware, software,
communications network, cyber security and back office IT & OT systems.
- Collaborate with planning/project/operations teams to reconcile solutions to the business challenge.
- Provide leadership and mentoring to internal resources and partners.
- Work collaboratively with team of fellow professionals delivering results within a tight time line.
- Exercise professionalism in ensuring effective teamwork and fostering productive relationships.
- Stay abreast of technology standards and best practices, and adjust technology strategies as applicable
What you bring
- Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering or equivalent.
- A minimum of 8 years of relevant experience.
- Solid understanding of cybersecurity frameworks, principles, governance, processes and systems utilized in electric
utilities:
o Demonstrable experience in delivering cybersecurity architecture and designs as an enterprise or solution architect;
in on-premises, hybrid and cloud environments
o In depth experience in designing, implementing and providing oversight of cybersecurity solutions; ensuring
alignment to the established architecture strategies, roadmaps and patterns
o Expertise in analyzing and staying abreast of the evolving technology, cybersecurity and cyber threat landscape;
identifying needs and opportunities to adopt and / or adapt our strategies; planning for and evolving the strategies as
applicable